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GIVEAWAY: Fiber One prize pack (includes $25 Safeway gift card!)

November 1, 2010 by

This year I have been trying to focus on losing weight and finding healthier food options for myself and my family.  Fiber One cereals and chewy bars provide a great tasting way to satisfy those cravings with minimal guilt!  Plus, all of their products provide you with at least 35% of the daily recommended intake of fiber in each serving!


Fiber One and My Blog Spark provided me with two VIP coupons for Fiber One cereal and Fiber One chewy  bars, which are available at Safeway, along with a $25 Safeway gift card so I could stock up on Fiber One products!  They are also providing me with a Fiber One prize pack to give away to one lucky reader!

The giveaway starts today, November 1st, and will end on Monday, November 15th at 11:59 p.m. CT. I will announce the winner on Tuesday, November 16th. The winner will be chosen randomly using random.org.

You will have 24 hours to provide me with your contact information (when you post to enter, you must leave your e-mail address or some other way for me to contact you!).

Here’s how you can enter to win:

1. Visit the Fiber One website here and tell me which flavor of cereal and chewy bars you’d like to try (my favorites are the Honey Clusters cereal and the oats and caramel chewy bars!)

2. Subscribe to my blog (You must activate your subscription to validate your entry). Please post a comment letting me know that you subscribe.

3. Follow my blog through Blogger or become a fan on Facebook. Leave an entry letting me know that you’re following!

4. Blog about the giveaway on your blog. Be sure to come back and post a link to your post!

Please create a separate post for each of your entries. If you win, you need to provide me with some way to contact you. (Remember, if you post a comment as “anonymous” you need to include some sort of identifying information or your entry will not be valid). If you’re accessing this through a live feed somewhere else, you will need to actually come here to enter the giveaway.
 
Thanks again to Fiber One and MyBlogSpark for this giveaway opportunity! (Please note that although I did receive a prize pack from Fiber One and My Blog Spark, they did not influence my comments in any way.  Please refer to my disclosure policy for more information.)

**If you haven’t entered already, make sure you also check out my Lawry’s What’s Your Flavor prize pack giveaway here!!

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Ways to Give in November: Operation Christmas Child

November 1, 2010 by

As Thanksgiving approaches (and it’s hard for me to believe that it’s November considering our “high” temps here are supposed to be in the 80s today!), I want to focus this month not only for the things that I am grateful for, but also on ways that we can give to others.  I’ll be sharing an idea each day of something that you can do to give to others.  Some of the ideas are very simple and others are a bit more involved.  I’m looking forward to sharing these activities with my family, too.

Today I’ll be focusing on Operation Christmas Child.  I first heard about this program two years ago. My two children are one of my greatest blessings, and I always sad this time of year as I think about all of the children who have so little, including the basics.  Samaritan’s Purse via Operation Christmas Child provided shoe boxes with gifts to 8 million children last year!  The concept of Operation Christmas Child is a simple one:  all you do is pack a shoebox to send to a child in need.  You can choose to send a box to a child within the following age groups:  2-4, 5-9, and 10-14.  We’ll be doing a box for a 2-4 year old boy since my son falls in that age group, a 5-9 year old girl since my daughter falls in that age group, and then my husband and I will fill a box for a 10-14 year old (haven’t decided yet if that one will be a boy or a girl). 

There are gift ideas provided here on the site.  You may have a number of the items in your stockpile already (hygiene items such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, school supplies such as crayons, pens, pencils, and pencil sharpeners, and small toys). I plan to give each of my children some money so that they can pick out a few items themselves to include in the box for their child.  You can also include letters and/or pictures.  They also ask for a $7 donation per box to cover the cost of shipping.  You can drop off your donations the week of November 15th-22nd.  You can find donation locations here.

If this sounds like a fun project for your family, you can find all the details about Operation Christmas Child here.

Let me know if your family decides to participate!  Please feel free to share other ways your family is giving this month, too!

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Another survey site that pays: MySurvey.com

October 31, 2010 by

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In anticipation of more great Amazon holiday deals this year, I have been cashing out for gift cards from the various survey sites that I belong to so that I can make sure to get all of the codes added to my account.  I just cashed out for $35 in Amazon codes from My Survey today and they were in my inbox within minutes. 

With My Survey, you earn points for completing surveys.  They will send you a short screener, which is usually worth 5-30 points and then, if you qualify for the actual survey, it is usually worth anywhere from 150-400 points.  I have also done product testing for them for everything from cleaning products to diapers.

You can “cash out” your points for a check (in $10 increments), merchandise, or gift cards.  Some of the gift cards that they offer are:  Amazon, Paypal, CVS, and Bath and Body Works.  They also offer gift cards for restaurants such as Applebee’s, Chili’s, and Cracker Barrel.

I have been doing surveys for My Survey for six years now and they are a great, reputable company to work with.  If you haven’t signed up with them already, you can check them out here!

If you are looking for other reputable survey sites that pay, make sure you check out:

E-poll
Opinion Outpost

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Publix deals through 11/3

October 31, 2010 by

Thanks to Brittany from The Prudent Patron for the weekly Publix deals!  Here are the highlights for the week. You can find all of the deals for the week at The Prudent Patron (this is based on the Florida/Southern Georgia market

Here are a few of the items that you can get for FREE this week:

Cascadian Farm Granola $3.99 (BOGO free)
$.75/1 Printable
$1/1 Printable
$1/1 from Publix Harvest of Savings booklet
:: FREE with both store and manuf. coupons

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest or Garden Delight Pasta $1.79 (BOGO free)
$1/2 Harvest Printable or Printable
$.75/1 Garden Printable
$1/1 Garden  SS 10/3
$1/1  Harvest  Printable
:: Two FREE

These items are less than $1 this week:

Arm & Hammer Toothpaste $2.99 (BOGO free)
$1/1 SS 8/22 or Printable
:: $.49 each

Hefty EZ Foil All Purpose Pan $1.50
$1/1 Printable
:: $.50

Taco Bell Home Originals Dinner $2.69 (BOGO free)
$1/1 Taco Bell Home Originals Dinner Kits All You Sep 2010 (exp 10/31/2010)
:: $.34
 
Uncle Ben’s Country Inn Rice $1.49 (BOGO free)
$1/3 RP 9/12
$.75/2 Printable
:: $.37
 
 Remember to check out The Prudent Patron for the rest of the weekly deals! 

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Free Veggie Tales Christmas MP3 download from Amazon!

October 31, 2010 by

Right now, Amazon is offering a free download of the Veggie Tales Incredible Singing Christmas Tree MP3!  Just click here to download yours!  Last year, Amazon offered several free downloads of Christmas MP3s, and I’m hoping this means they will be doing the same thing again this year!

Right now, you can also get a FREE $3 music credit from Amazon!  The credit can be used on anything in the Amazon MP3 store.  Just add the coupon code STUDENT3 to your Amazon Music Account today!  Click here to add the code now!

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